CHILLICOTHE — Brock Blanton was looking for a new outlet once summer began.
The relief pitcher was in a bind and looking to find more time on the mound. He’d found success through his first three seasons at Eastern Kentucky, including a junior campaign in which he accrued three saves and struck out 29 through 27⅔ innings. His college career came to a sudden pause, however, after an injury shut him down midway through his latest season with the Colonels.
In a game against Tennessee in early March, Blanton broke his fibula after a Tennessee batter hit his pitch right back toward him. Blanton got the out, but he soon found it difficult to play as the pain increased…